Welfare benefits are much more available to low-income parents if they avoid getting married. A low-income single mother can lose valuable earned-income tax credits just by marrying a low-income man she otherwise would have been willing to marry. And she can gain valuable tax benefits just by getting divorced. These penalties for getting or staying married are referred to as the "marriage tax."
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